Many view Family Resources as an agency. I believe we are a collection of hearts, inspired to prevent child abuse.  Our board, staff, volunteers and friends engage this difficult challenge each day.   Walter Howard Smith, Jr., Ph.D. Executive Director

Since 1986, Family Resources has distinguished itself as a leader in combating child abuse and providing support and treatment services to families in Western Pennsylvania.

We offer innovative programs that have a measurable impact in preventing abuse. Where abuse occurs, we treat the whole family -- the perpetrators of violence as well as the victims.

We continue to work with health care providers and other social service organizations to become even more effective in providing parents and other caregivers with the support they need to raise happy, healthy children.

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• How can we help you?


• What will it cost?


• Where can you find us?


• Our mission statement

How can we help you?

We offer families a wide range of options to meet their needs -- from telephone counseling, information and referral, to home visiting, support groups, psychological counseling, and tangible help in time of crisis. Many services are available in the privacy of your own home. Others are available at convenient locations. Child care is often provided.

We provide the following services:

Child Abuse Prevention

• The Parenting WARMLINE at Family Resources, a free telephone service offering confidential information, referral, and support for any non-medical parenting question.
• Support Groups in neighborhoods all around Allegheny County where parents and other caregivers can get information and meet other parents to share concerns and experiences.
• Parents Anonymous groups offer mutual, nonjudgmental support and effective parenting ideas for parents and caregivers coping with the stress of raising children.
• The Nurturing Course, a parent education course that teaches parents how to cope more effectively with the challenges of raising children.
• Home visits to new parents to help with the transition to parenthood.
• The Parent-Teen Conflict Program for parents and their teenagers or pre-teens, with support groups for parents and for teens, parent education, crisis intervention, therapy, and coping strategies to help parents and teens manage conflict.
• Retreats for families and community groups at the Family Retreat Center.
• The Bedford Family Support Center offers parent education, parent support, family recreation, case management, advocacy, and referral. Programs are designed and led by Family Support Center members.
• The International Outreach Program -- for families that do not speak English fluently -- offers emotional and social support, help with life skills, coaching in parenting skills and advocacy in dealing with cultural and language barriers.

Treatment Services

• Outpatient Psychotherapy Services, including individual, family, collateral, group, couples, and play therapy, group therapy for non-abusing parents, and therapy for adults who were abused or neglected as children; psychiatric evaluation.
• Family-Based Mental Health Services, intensive services delivered by professionals in your home, in the community, or in your child's school, for families with children who are affected by child abuse and neglect as well as mental illness.
• Crisis Intervention Services for families whose children are at-risk for being placed outside the home.
• A therapeutic preschool, the Therapeutic Parents' and Children's Center, for abused children with supportive programs for their families.
• Community Connections for Families (CCF) ensures access to a wide range of services for children between the ages of 6 and 14 who have severe emotional disorders and their families. The program includes outreach, parent support, advocacy in school and community settings, and parent empowerment. Family Resources is the lead agency for CCF in East Liberty and nearby neighborhoods.

Beverly Jewel Wall Lovelace Children's Program

• The Beverly Jewel Wall Lovelace Children's Program (BJWL) promotes children's safety and well-being within their communites. BJWL supports families taking care of their children through year-round, after-school and summer activities including social, emotional, academic, recreational and other resources for families. BJWL strengthens community by engaging families and enhancing the skills and knowledge in the community to increase the safety of children. BJWL is located in 18 public housing communities throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

Public Education and Training

• Professional Conferences and Consultation
• Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Child Abuse Prevention Month Awards Benefit
• One Kind Word offers training for retail store employees to help them defuse parent-child conflict and prevent child maltreatment in their stores.
• The Parenting Education Network helps connect people working at all levels in the parent education field with resources, training, and information.

What will it cost?

Where can you find us?

We reach families where they live. Our services can be offered in your home, in the community, in your child's school, and in many locations around Allegeny County. We have several offices conveniently locted in:

• Downtown Pittsburgh
• East Liberty
• McKeesport
• North Hills
• 18 public housing communities throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

Our Mission Statement

Our mission is to prevent and treat child abuse by strengthening families and neighborhoods.

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